1. Vanessa Uguen- Year 5 Teacher Leanne Brady- Year 1 Teacher
Grammar workshop
Vanessa Uguen- Year 5 Teacher
Leanne Brady- Year 1 Teacher

2. What is grammar?
The abstract system of rules in terms of which a person's mastery of their native language can be explained.

3. Common mistakes es- ‘s’ ‘es’
-er/est used at the end of adjectives instead of more ______ and most ____
- ing- suffix misused
ed- adding ed to irregular verbs
ed- not adding for past tense
ed= d, t, id pronounced wrongly
Verbs missing in sentences- he nice = he is nice
Question structure

4. Terminology Verb- คำกริยา Noun- คำนาม Pronoun- คำสรรพนาม
Adjective-คำคุณศัพท์
Adverb- คำวิเศษณ์
Preposition- คำบุพบท
Conjunction-คำสัณธาน
Article- คำนำหน้านามในภาษาอังกฤษ

5. Verbs A verb is a word that expresses an action,
Example: to sing, to run, to play
a state,
Example: to be, to like
or an occurrence
Example: to happen, to become
Activity- which ones are verbs?
happy, grow, red, think, funny

6. Nouns Nouns are words that define a person, place of a thing
Example: clown, teacher, forest, school, table, chair, etc…
There are two types of nouns:
Proper nouns: Names of specific people, place or organisation
Example: Paris, JF Kennedy, Mc Donald's
Common nouns: generic nouns

7. Nouns – plural and singular
When referring to one person, thing or place we use the singular form(= single)
When referring to more than one person, thing or place we use the plural form
Nouns used in the plural forms will have the suffix –s or –es added at the end
Example: Where are my socks?
There are many churches here
Some rules will also have to be learnt about irregulaties!!(e.g. man/men, mouse/mice,etc….)

8. Pronouns Pronouns are used to identify the subject of a verb
(= the person/people responsible for the action). There are 7 pronouns in the English language: I
You
She = for female only
He = for male only
It = for things
We = I + more
You = you + more (when speaking directly at that group)
They = more than 1 (when speaking about that group)
Pronouns can also become the object of a verb or a way to identify the owner of an object = the possessive pronouns

9. Pronouns 7 pronouns I He She It You We They 7 pronouns Me Him Her It
Subject- leading the verb
Object- recipient of the verb
Possessive pronouns- subject to a noun
7 pronouns I He
She It
You We
They
7 pronouns Me
Him
Her It
You Us
Them
7 pronouns
My + noun
His + noun
Her + noun
Its + noun
Your + noun
Our + noun
Their + noun

10. Adjectives
Adjectives are words used to describe nouns in sentences. They give extra information and can sometimes be used as a list to describe an object or a person. Example of an adjectival string: Sally is a friendly, clever, funny girl

11. Adjectives
Adjectives can be expressed in degrees using more XXXX than or the most XXX. Only adjectives of 3 or more syllables require the use of more and most. Example: he is more in-tel-li-gent than you he is the most in-tel-li-gent man I know! However, if the adjectives are 1 or 2 syllables we will add the suffix XXX–er than and the XXX –est Example: She is stronger than me She is the strongest girl I know Some rules will also have to be learnt about end of adjectives changing and irregulaties!!(e.g. bad/worse)

12. Adverbs
Adverbs are words used to describe verbs. They give extra information as to HOW something is being done. Example: They ran happily together (verb) (adverb)

13. Preposition
Prepositions are words that usually proceed a noun or pronoun. They are used in relation to another word or element in the sentence. Example: The man on the bus arrived after dinner time.

14. Conjunctions
A word or expression that joins together sentences or words. It is like joining pieces of a puzzle together to build up a bigger picture. Example: The man and his friend said that it will be raining soon.

15. Articles
Articles are words that are used before a noun to show whether the noun refers to something specific or not. a, an and the are articles. Example: I want an apple (= any apple) I want the apple in the fridge (specific)

16. Tenses
Tenses express the time at which the action described by the verb takes place.

17. Tenses in English
There are a lot more tenses in English than in the Thai language. Here is a list of the main tenses used when speaking:
Present simple
Present continuous
Past simple
Past continuous
Present perfect
Past perfect
Future

18. The 17 Tenses Present simple – I live in England
Present continuous – They are watching TV
Past simple – We talked a lot
Past continuous – She was singing loudly when I came in
Present perfect tense - I have lived here since 1987
Present perfect continuous - I have been living here for years
Past perfect - We had been to see her several times before she visited us
Past perfect continuous - He had been watching her for some time when she turned and smiled
Simple future – I will come to see you next week
Future continuous – She will be working next week
Future perfect - We will have arrived in the States by the time you get this letter
Future perfect continuous - By the end of your course, you will have been studying for five years
+ 5 conditional tenses

19. Infinitive
The infinitive form is the bare form of a verb before it is modified to follow a rule Example: to + verb unchanged I want to play What do you want to do? A verb following TO will NEVER end with –ing E.g. I went to swimming

20. Auxiliaries The word auxiliary in English means:
to provide supplementary or additional help and support
When forming tenses in English two main auxiliary verbs are used :
to be (used for the continuous form) and to have
The tense of the auxiliary usually contributes to the name of the tense used
(e.g. Present perfect)
Example: I have finished this book
(auxiliary) (verb)
(e.g. Past perfect)
Example: I had finished this book
(e.g. Present continuous)
Example: I am finishing this book

21. Past participle
Past participle is the name given to the verb that is used with the auxiliary and changed mostly by ending with –ed or -ing
(e.g. Present perfect)
Example: I have finished this book
(auxiliary) (past participle)
(e.g. Past perfect)
Example: I had finished this book
(auxiliary) (past participle)
(e.g. Present continuous)
Example: I am finishing this book

22. Present tense
Present simple
Present tense is used when an event occurs regularly or is repeated in time. Example: I go to school everyday When using he, she and it in the present tense, the verb needs to have an –s or –es at the end Example: She goes to school everyday
Present continuous
Present continuous is used to describe an event that is happening now or today. It requires the use of the verb to be as an auxiliary and the suffix –ing at the end of the verb Example: She is walking to school today They are eating quietly

23. Past tense
Past simple
Past simple is used to describe an action that has been completed in the past and is now finished or irrelevant. Example: I lived in England for 20 years I watched a great film last night
Past continuous
Past continuous is used to describe an action that began in the past but is interrupted by a current event.
Example: I was brushing when my sister called me.
Present perfect
Present perfect is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues in the present Example: I have lived in England for 20 years

24. Irregular verb
List of irregular verb

25. 2 simple futures
When speaking about future events and using the simple future, 2 forms of future can be used:
will and to be going to
We will use will when we are making a decision (as we are talking) or referring to a certainty
Example: I will come to see you tomorrow
I will always be there for you
We will use going to if a decision has been made before talking or referring to an event that is just to happen
Example: I am going to visit Spain on my holiday
Run! The bomb is going to explode!

26. More info about tenses
If you would like to learn more about English tenses, please visit the following page:

27. Syntax
The arrangement of words in a sentence done in the correct order to make sense in the language. Most errors occurs with questions and negative sentences Questions Example: you go on holiday where? Where did you go on holiday? Negative Example: She not like me She doesn’t like me

28. Formula
Every sentence needs to have a pronoun, verb and an object. Instead of a pronoun you can use an article with a noun + object
Example
I like you.
The dog is in the house.
It sunny - is not correct = It is sunny.

29. What your child will be focusing on! Year 2
Begins to use correct word ending for plurals
Begins to use correct word ending for verbs
(e.g. – s with he/she/it, –ing/-ed)
Can recount events from the past using a past tense
Can formulate simple questions putting words in the correct order

30. What your child will be focusing on! Year 3
Can use correct word ending for regular and some irregular plurals
Can mostly use the correct word ending for verbs
(e.g. – s with he/she/it, –ing/-ed)
Begin to understand the difference between main tenses (present simple/past simple; present present/present continuous)
Begin to use irregular verbs correctly in the past tense
Begin to use “will” and “going to” when talking about future events
Can change correctly the verbs have, be, come and go depending on the tense used
Can use some prepositions correctly
Can use the correct syntax for questions and negative sentences most of the time

31. What your child will be focusing on! Year 4
Can use regular and irregular plurals with little reminding
Can use the correct word ending for verbs
(e.g. –s, -ed, -ing, etc..) some of the time to understand that past tense verbs ending with –ed can be pronounced as [t], [d] or [id]
Is aware of the difference between main tenses (present simple/past simple; present present/present continuous) and the importance of the auxiliary to be.
Growing confident in using irregular verbs correctly in the past tense
Can use “will” and “going to” with more confidence when talking about future events
Can use the different forms of the verbs have, be, do, come, go and make correctly (e.g. has/had; was, were, is, am, etc..)
Can use a wider range of prepositions correctly
Can use the correct syntax for questions and negative sentences with growing confidence

32. What your child will be focusing on! Year 5
Continues to use regular and some irregular plurals with increasing confidence when speaking
Can use correct word endings all of the time (e.g. – s with he/she/it, –ing/-ed)
Can show a secure understanding of different tenses when speaking
Can use modal verbs (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will would) and auxiliary verbs (to be, to have, to do) with increasing confidence
Can use the correct article in front of a noun
Can use the correct syntax for questions and negative sentences all of the time

33. What your child will be focusing on! Year 6
Developing an understanding of more complex structures (certain/uncertain, problem/solution, comparison/contrast)
Uses more complex structures (e.g. time phases, modal verbs and conjunctions)
Begins to develop control of secondary tenses (past perfect (e.g. I had watched the film but decided to watch it again)
Children are expressing themselves with very few grammatical mistakes shifting the focus from grammar to content

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